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MB Daily News Summary

Published Aug 22, 2023 08:44 am

At A Glance

  • Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople passed away on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 22, the department has confirmed. In a statement, the DMW said Ople was surrounded by her family and loved ones when she passed away at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
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  • Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China started to resume Tuesday, August 22, the rounds of negotiations on the possible Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea.
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  • President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the exploration of other renewable energy sources in the country.

The day’s top stories are all but a click away in the MB Daily News Summary this Tuesday afternoon, August 22, 2023. 

  1. From the Palace

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/marcos-orders-exploration-of-other-renewable-energy-sources

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/marcos-wants-to-institutionalize-e-marketplace-for-gov-t-procurement

 

  1. South China Sea dispute

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/china-deploys-vessels-anew-to-block-resumption-of-ayungin-resupply-satellite-images

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/afp-chief-no-joint-naval-exercise-in-scs-with-us-australia-japan-but

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/asean-china-start-another-talks-on-south-china-sea-conduct

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/diplomacy-is-still-first-line-of-defense-for-the-ph-two-senators-say

 

  1. Cyber smear campaign

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/divide-and-conquer-romualdez-warns-of-smear-campaign-through-cyberspace

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/many-ph-institutions-compromised-vs-hackers-romualdez

 

  1. FIBA World Cup

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/ncrpo-starts-deployment-of-cops-for-fiba-world-cup

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/number-coding-still-in-effect-on-aug-25-fiba-opening-mmda-advises-motorists

 

  1. Pinoys in Maui wildfire

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/dfa-confirms-death-of-another-filipino-from-maui-wildfire

 

  1. Military and uniformed personnel fund

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/salceda-calls-teodoro-s-proposals-on-mup-pension-system-reform-acceptable

 

  1. Support for cancer patients

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/dbm-commits-support-for-filipino-cancer-patients

 

  1. DMW Secretary Ople, 61

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/dmw-secretary-toots-ople-passes-away

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/marcos-on-ople-s-passing-it-is-a-great-loss-for-all-of-us

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/deeply-ingrained-passion-romualdez-mourns-dmw-secretary-ople-s-passing

 

  1. Casayuran, 83

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/21/mb-s-veteran-senate-reporter-casayuran-writes-30

 

  1. Abused Pinay in HK

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/employer-who-assaulted-pinay-ofw-in-viral-video-arrested

 

  1. Proposed transport fare hike

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/ltfrb-holds-hearing-on-puj-fare-adjustment-amid-soaring-fuel-prices

 

  1. International Day of Remembrance

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/ph-ensures-justice-is-served-on-international-day-of-terrorism-victims

 

  1. Weather Update

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/habagat-to-continue-to-affect-southern-luzon-vis-min

 

  1. Agriculture

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/p20-per-kilo-rice-not-part-of-da-s-plans-official-tells-house-panel

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/ph-fishers-sound-alarm-on-japan-s-dumping-of-fukushima-wastewater-into-pacific

 

  1. Customs

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/customs-pcg-bust-illicit-cigarettes-in-batangas-warehouse

 

  1. Finance

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/21/diokno-to-bato-wallet-first-babies-later

 

  1. Legislature

 

Senate

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/senate-panel-summons-employers-of-maltreated-house-helper

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/bong-go-vows-to-restore-cuts-made-in-doh-s-budget

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/21/majority-minority-senators-bent-on-reviewing-reduced-2024-doh-budget

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/21/pimentel-hits-kalayaan-officials-declaration-of-chinese-envoy-as-persona-non-grata

 

House

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/not-good-governance-for-marcos-to-miss-da-meetings-says-daza

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/marcoleta-admonishes-doh-chief-says-he-should-know-his-place-in-marcos-admin

 

  1. MMDA

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/21/mmda-warns-motorists-vs-using-bike-lanes-30-violators-nabbed-on-first-day-of-implementation

 

  1. Religious 

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/feast-of-the-queenship-of-mary-on-aug-22

 

  1. Metro Roundup

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/article-884

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/taguig-lgu-distributes-school-supplies

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/malabon-gov-t-to-continue-efforts-on-tb-elimination-mayor-sandoval

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/article-886

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/maynilad-to-disrupt-service-in-10-qc-areas

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/fire-hits-lechon-manok-store-in-muntinlupa

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/phone-gps-leads-to-rescue-of-taiwanese-kidnapping-victim-in-malabon-2-foreign-captors-arrested

 

  1. Provincial Roundup 

 

Luzon

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/article-882

 

Visayas

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/barangay-tanod-in-iloilo-yields-shabu-gun

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/2-npa-12-militias-surrender-in-eastern-samar

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/21/p6-8-m-shabu-seized-in-dumaguete

 

Mindanao

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/magnitude-4-quake-jolts-davao-oriental

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/p455-000-hot-logs-seized-in-caraga

 

  1. World Roundup

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/plane-carrying-former-thai-pm-thaksin-lands-in-bangkok-local-media

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/cambodian-lawmakers-elect-hun-sen-s-son-as-next-leader

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/n-korean-passenger-jet-heads-to-beijing-tracking-sites

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/us-approves-maternal-vaccine-to-prevent-rsv-in-infants

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/north-korea-informs-japan-of-imminent-satellite-launch

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/trump-to-surrender-in-georgia-thursday-to-face-racketeering-charges

 

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